Jar opener



JAR OPENER Filed July 18, 1931 INVENTOR. 2 62 6666 ATTORNEY.

PatentedQJune 13, 1933 air-mg: i t l N TED STATES CE J Application filedJuly 1a, 1931. seria1fno. t5i,ees I This invention relates to jaropeners, and mit itsj being, placedoverascrew capjar more particularlyto an adjustable jar opencover, "the opposite end arm naaa "in an er,whichcan be adjusted to facilitate the elon ated handle member. 7, sothat ample removal ofjar covers of difi'erent-dimenleverage is provided:j n sions, as Well as the screw cap or top from A centrally fdisposedelongated opening 55 ketchup, olive and pickle bottles, in fact 8 isprovided; in: thebody'portion 5 ,the any cap or cover which has threadedenedgesof said opening beingshapedtoifoim gagement with a jar, bottle,or other reracks 9,thenotches insaidrackbein spaced ceptacle. l a atoaccormnodate thebody of a'friVet mem-j Another object is to provide anadjustable be'r 10,5bymeansof which the jaw'membei" jar opener forhousehold use, which is ecoll is 'secured to the mainbodyga'wa sher 12nomical to manufacture and assemble, and being, interposedlbetweenfthe.facefoftlie easy to manipulate. V metai and t tt A f Afurther object is to rovide a jar open- The innerendl?) of the jawmember fl l er which is readily and easily adjustable, is turnedfatright angles "tothe'mainbody, n and which can be formed of stampings,perandfthetumed edge is crimped ortojothecl, mitting mass production atminimum cost. and when the opener is placed on acover, With the aboveand other objects in view, and the jaw." shifted to positionas indi thepresent invention consists ,in the comcatednn dottecl'lin'es inFig.l,'force isieX- e head of: said rivet? t bination and arrangement ofparts, hereinertedrinthe direction asindicated bythear #0 2 t the form,size, proportion, and minor details jcoverf ,after more fullydescribed,illustrated in the row; this jaw will firnily grip thesidewall accompanying 7 drawing, and particularly, ofthe capfor coversothat it can be readily pointed out in the appended claimsfit beingremoved, the greater the force exertedfon understood that changes may bemade in thehandl 1 as fi t r: Fli 1?" will T P w H a .75 ofconstruction, without, departing from the The mam'g'body andljawaripreferably spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages reinforcedlbyturning theedgesof themetal, of the invention. and thewasher"12facilitatesthe shiftingor In the drawing: sliding ofthe jaw andtheimain body, the

3 n Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved metal of theiinner ringportionbeing ribbed a jar opener showing it in position for tightasindicated at"14 Sd'that" ample "strength ening a screw cap can cover,the dotted is provided.

lines illustrating the position for remov- In practicethe openeris-placed on a can mg a cover, and also showing the range of cover, thejaw is shifted in a direction to j adjustment necessary to accommodatethe suit the size ofcover, the rivet 10 traveling screw caps on smallbottles and receptacles. between the racks until the jaw engages Fig. 2is a similar view with the jaw said cover, the lower end of the jaw isthen omitted; y shifted laterally, until the rivet 10 nests in Fig. 3 isan edgeview. one of the notches in the rack, to provide Fig. 4 is adetail side view of the jaw ilan eccentric, the user then grips the endlustrating the washers and rivet assembly. of the handle 6, holding thejar stationary, Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional: view taken and rotatesthe opener to unscrew or tighten onthe line 55 of F ig; 2. t the cover,and the leverage, plus the angle Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on theline of the force exerted will readily unscrew 4 6-6 f Fig. 2. t ortighten any cover.

Referring now more particularly to the It will of course be obviousthatthe opendrawing, the numeral 5 indicates themain er may be used foreither unscrewing or bodyportion of the opener, this is prefertighteningthe covers on jars and bottles, ably formed of astamping, the one endhavand while i in the present instance I have 0 ing anenlarged opening 6of a size to pershown the device formed of stampings, it

will be understood that castings may be used if desired.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that'I have perfecteda very simple, practical, and economical opener for screw cap jar coversand tops. 1

What I claim i's: I

1. A jar opener comprising a main body member including a handle, acentrally disposed opening in said bod and adapt-Ed. accommodate a jarcover, a, slotted opening in the handle directly adjacent said centrallydisposed opening and having racks formed on the opposite edges thereof,and a jaw member formed "with an arcuate shaped head adjustably mountedon said handle and shiftable forwardly and laterally into engagementwith one of the notches in the rack. v

2. A jar opener comprising a main body member including ahan dle, acentrally disposed opening in said body and adapted to accommodatea jarcover, an elongated slotted opening in the handle, thefopposite edgesbeing shaped to form spaced apart racks, a jaw mounted on-said handle,and provided with an arcute shaped serrated inner end, a rivet forsecuring the jaw to the body, said jaw being shiftable forwardly andlaterally to permit said'rivet nesting in one of the notches in oneofthe racks.

3. An opener comprising a main body member having a handle formedintegral therewith, a centrally disposed opening in said body andadapted to accommodate a cover, a slotted opening in the handle directlyadjacent said opening, the opposite opening being pro- Vided with aplurality of'spaced apart pock edges of said slotted ets, a jaw mountedto slide on said body and provided with an arcuate shaped upturnedserratededgeadapted toiengagea cover, 7

and a rivet for-securingsaid jaw to the body and adapted to nest in oneof said pockets when the jaw is in vlocked position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWARD w. CRESSEY.

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